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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/install/index.rst | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Misc/NEWS | 3 |
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/install/index.rst b/Doc/install/index.rst index b1b9468..c67ccee 100644 --- a/Doc/install/index.rst +++ b/Doc/install/index.rst @@ -706,7 +706,8 @@ Notes: (2) On Unix, if the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable is not defined, the user's home directory will be determined with the :func:`getpwuid` function from the - standard :mod:`pwd` module. + standard :mod:`pwd` module. This is done by the :func:`os.path.expanduser` + function used by Distutils. (3) I.e., in the current directory (usually the location of the setup script). @@ -721,9 +722,10 @@ Notes: 1.5.2 installation under Windows. (5) - On Windows, if the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable is not defined, no - personal configuration file will be found or used. (In other words, the - Distutils make no attempt to guess your home directory on Windows.) + On Windows, if the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable is not defined, + :envvar:`USERPROFILE` then :envvar:`HOMEDRIVE` and :envvar:`HOMEPATH` will + be tried. This is done by the :func:`os.path.expanduser` function used + by Distutils. .. _inst-config-syntax: @@ -1237,6 +1237,9 @@ Build Documentation ------------- +- Issue #6556: Fixed the Distutils configuration files location explanation + for Windows. + - Issue #2235: the C API function PyObject_HashNotImplemented and its interaction with the tp_hash slot (added in 2.6b2) are now documented |